Discover in this tutorial how to prevent the WordPress audio block from displaying the download button, using code.
Depending on the browser, the audio block displays the option to download the audio file by default.
But in some cases you may prefer to hide it. Luckily, the filter render_block allows you to access the HTML of the block and modify it so that this option is not visible. Let’s see how.
Prevent the WordPress audio block file from downloading
Add the following code at the end of functions.php or in your functionality plugin:
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In this code you use the filter render_block to replace the HTML of the audio block (core/audio). Specifically you modify the value of the HTML property controlsList to disable downloading.
Once applied, all audio blocks will no longer show the option to download the file.
Conclusion
Now you know how to programmatically prevent the audio block of WordPress from showing the option to download the file.
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